1. Federal State of
Brandenburg

2. general information
capital Potsdam
population 2,5 mill. people
(85 people per sq km)
area 29.478,61 sq km
• located in the northeast of Germany
• Berlin is located in the center of Brandenburg
• 33% forest
• 10.000 lakes

3. Potsdam
• biggest city of Brandenburg
• residence city of Prussian kings
• kings built many magnificant buildings
• e.g. Sanssouci Palace ,Park of Sanssouci,
New Palace, Cecilienhof Palace
• 18 castles
• two universities, film studios and many
institutions
inhabitants 160.000 people
area 187,3 sq km
region metropolitan region
Berlin-Brandenburg

4. Sights of Potsdam
Brandenburg Gate in Potsdam
Nikolaichurch
museum of film

5. • was built between 1745-1747
• the summer palace of
Frederick II.
• located in the Park of Sanssouci
Sanssouci Palace

6. City Palace
• completed under
Frederick II. in 1751
• destroyed in 1945
• rebuilt for 150.000.000€
• the government of
Brandenburg will move there

7. • palace in the west of Park
Sanssouci
• completed under Frederick II.
the in 1763
• palace for the king‘s guests
• now part of University of
Potsdam
New Palace

8. • English cottage style
• important palace in German history
• famous as the site of the Potsdam
Conference
• World War II ended here
• German division until 1989 was
decided here
Cecilienhof Palace

9. Babelsberg Palace
• located in Park
Babelsberg
• Summer residence of
prince William and King
William I.
• built between 1835-1849

10. Frederick II.
• born on 24.01.1712 (in Berlin)
• died on 17.08.1786 (in
Potsdam)
• introduced school attendance
• ordered construction of many
magnificant buildings
• introduced the potato as a
food in Europe
grave of Frederick II

11. Uckermark
• famous for beautiful landscape
• located between Pomerania and Brandenburg
• nature park „Uckermärkische Seen“ is the 3rd biggest
nature park in Brandenburg

12. Lusatia
• western Poland and eastern Germany
• Euro Speedway
• lignite mining
• old mines are lakes now
• new tourismus branch
• culture: Sorbs

13. Sorbs
• western slavic culture
• Brandenburg and Saxonia
• national minority
• Sorbian languages
• close to Polish and Czech
• Upper sorbish 40.000 people
• Lower sorbish 20.000 people
Sorbish flag

14. Sorbs
• Catholics
• since 6th century in Lusatia
• tradition:
• Easter ride
• „Zampern“
• costumes
• today:
• own politic party
• Sorbian schools, theatres, medias

15. • Lusatia
• delta landscape
• Spree delta
• Sorbs live there
• wood houses on many
small islands
Spreewald

16. Spreewald
• punt tours
• no cars but punts
• even post by punt
• canoeing tours
• Spreewald gherkins
• famous
• protected name

17. Beelitzer Spargel
• famous German vegetable
• normally we eat Spargel with potatos, sauce
hollandaise
• cut between mid April and 24.6.

18. Baumblüte
• famous festival
• more than 100.000 visitors a week
• located in Werder/Havel
• in spring
• second largest German festival after Oktoberfest in Munich
• drink fruit wine
• called the „Brandenburg Oktoberfest“

19. art and culture
Poets in Brandenburg
Theodor Fontane
• born 1819 in Neuruppin
• died 1889
• wrote:
• John Maynard
• Die Wanderung durch die Mark Brandenburg

20. Ludwig Tieck (1773 – 1853)
• born 1773 in Potsdam
• died 1853
• wrote:
• Der junge
Tischlermeister
• Des Lebens Überfluss

21. Heinrich von Kleist
• born 1777 in Frankfurt
• died 1811
• wrote:
• Der Findling
• Die Marquise von O

22. Music
• Brandenburg concertos
• 6 concertos
• by Johann Sebastian Bach
• Frederick II.
• great flutist
• six big orchestras

23. •Fanfare band
• founded on the 30th june 1963 by Klaus Gesierich
• started with 5 young people
• famous all over the world
• many prices

24. Famous people
• Wilhelm von Humbolt (22.6.1767-8.4.1835)
• born in Potsdam
• important diplomat
• Karl Friedrich Schinkel (13.3.1781-9.10.1841)
• born in Neuruppin
• important architect
• Peter Joseph Lenné (29.9.1789-23.1.1866)
• died in Potsdam
• designed many parks

25. Famous people
• Wolfgang Joop (18.11.1944)
• born and lives in Potsdam
• fashion designer

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